Efficacy of the Survivor Health and Resilience Education (SHARE) Program to Improve Bone Health Behaviors Among Adolesce
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Efficacy of the Survivor Health and Resilience Education (SHARE) Program to Improve Bone Health Behaviors Among Adolescent Survivors of Childhood Cancer Darren Mays, PhD, MPH & Jessica Donze Black, RD, MPH & Revonda B. Mosher, MN, RSN, CPNP & Allison Heinly, BS & Aziza T. Shad, MD & Kenneth P. Tercyak, PhD
Published online: 17 February 2011 # The Society of Behavioral Medicine 2011
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of the Survivor Health and Resilience Education Program intervention—a manualized, behavioral intervention focusing on bone health behaviors among adolescent survivors of childhood cancer. Methods Participants were 75 teens aged 11–21 years, one or more years post-treatment, and currently cancerfree. Teens were randomized to a group-based intervention focusing on bone health or a wait-list control. Bone health behaviors were assessed at baseline and 1-month post-intervention. Results Controlling for baseline outcome measures and theoretical predictors, milk consumption frequency (p= 0.03), past month calcium supplementation (p
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